HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Was first considered great, then considered a huge mistake
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Was purchased from Canada
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Was first considered Seward’s Icebox, then resulted in many natural resources
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Was a great producer of sugar
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Detailed explanation-1: -For starters, the colony was no longer profitable after the sea otter population was decimated. Then there was the fact that Alaska was difficult to defend and Russia was short on cash due to the costs of the war in Crimea.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1867 Treaty of Cession, in which the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian empire, marked an unusually peaceful transition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Opponents of the Alaska Purchase persisted in calling it “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox” until 1896, when the great Klondike Gold Strike convinced even the harshest critics that Alaska was a valuable addition to American territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.